Police Arrest 3 Inter-State Robbers In Benue

The Benue State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected arned robbers terrorising Obollo Afor and Orokam communities successful Enugu and Benue States, respectively.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Udeme Edet, who disclosed this successful a connection connected Friday, explained that “on the 31st August 2025 astatine astir 1705hrs, portion operatives of the Orokam Police Division were connected stop-and-search work astatine Orokam Junction by Obollo Afor Road, they intercepted and arrested 3 suspects.”

According to her, “These suspects, identified arsenic Mujahid Mohammed ‘m’ 21 years,Yahaya Abdullahi ‘m’ 21 years, and Kalipha Mohammad ‘m’ 28 years, each residents of Mararaba, Nyanya, Abuja, were recovered successful possession of a container containing thirty-four (34) handsets of antithetic brands, 3 (3) HP laptops, and 2 (2) MP3 players”

She said during the investigation, the suspects confessed belonging to a pack of equipped robbers who person been terrorising the Orokam assemblage successful Benue State and different communities successful the neighbouring Enugu State.

They besides confessed to person robbed six flats astatine the Umukasi country and 10 flats astatine St. Theresa Area of Nsukka successful Enugu State.

They further averred that their ringing leader, 1 Abba Mohammed, ‘m’ property 27yrs, who is presently astatine large, escaped with their weapons successful the people of the arrest.

Efforts were being made successful collaboration with Enugu and Gombe State Police Commands with a presumption to apprehending the fishy astatine ample and prosecuting aforesaid aft owed probe arsenic good arsenic recognition of owners of the items.

The PPRO quoted Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP Emenari Ifeanyi, arsenic commending the swift enactment of the patrol squad and reaffirmed the Command’s committedness to escaped the authorities of transgression elements.

The CP, however, advised members of the nationalist to proceed to enactment the Police with timely accusation to guarantee a harmless society for all.